Dieter Meinel (born 28 December 1949) is a former

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the

1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 took place 16–24 February 1974 in Falun, Sweden. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1954. The women's 3 × 5 km relay changed to a 4 × 5 km relay at these ...

in Falun. His best olympic finish was 33rd twice in the 30 km and 50 km events in the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

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World Championship results
German male cross-country skiers Living people 1949 births Olympic cross-country skiers for East Germany East German male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing People from Klingenthal Skiers from Saxony People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub